Burned out from years as a veterinary assistant and technician, Natalie Pedraja, LVT, turned to pottery as a way to get centered and stay grounded. Now pursuing a career in data analysis, she hopes to return to vet med someday to continue her journey.
Educator and author Ryane Englar, DVM, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice), of the University of Arizona, is passionate about educating veterinary students and colleagues about spectrum of care and removing barriers to care for all pet owners by broadening understanding of this critical topic.
Culture and Wellbeing
This article defines authentic leadership. It also outlines the roles of one’s personal history and life experiences, the larger social context, and self-awareness in it. Questions are provided to prod the reader to examine his/her/their authentic leadership style.
Clinical
Executive summary of the latest from AAHA, the 2023 AAHA Selected Endocrinopathies of Dogs and Cats Guidelines.
Recruitment and Retention
In today’s era, social media has perforated almost every area of our lives, and in recent years, the business world has certainly noticed. Digital marketing specialist Nicole Scott-Jones explains how by leveraging the power of social media, you can showcase your clinic’s culture and team dynamics while also highlighting the unique aspects of each job position.
Diversity and Inclusion
It’s a job-seekers market, so we need to work even harder to make a career in veterinary medicine appealing to as many people as possible. Melody Martínez, CVT, talks about building workplace cultures that are welcoming to people of all cultures, races, and genders.
Culture and Wellbeing
In the midst of more conversations around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging than ever before, people with whom we share critical patients and break room donuts are being forced to hide who they are, flee their homes, and live in fear simply for existing as they are. A conversation with Ewan D.S. Wolff, PhD, DVM, DACVIM, sheds some light on this critical problem.
Safety
Education and protocols can lessen risks of bites and scratches
Clinical
The US Food and Drug Administration’s expanded conditional approval policy is meant to expedite the process for innovative and novel treatments of serious and life-threatening diseases and conditions in major species, including horses, cattle, pigs, dogs, cats, chickens, and turkeys.
Employee of the Month
This month’s employee of the month $500 prize winner is Heather Stitzel, RVT, of Edmond East Animal Hospital in Edmond, Oklahoma!
